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Xtra Toronto #758 THE BEST OF GAY & LESBIAN FREE INSIDE! 2014 2013–MAY DEC TORONTO 36,000 AUDITED King Street treasures CIRCULATION Cabbagetown gets Spruced up Roncesvalles renaissance Suit up for winter Xtra Living at MEC THE BEST OF GAY & LESBIAN TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS TORONTO TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS NOV 14–27, 2013 14–27, NOV #758 @dailyxtra AT facebook.com/dailyxtra facebook.com/dailyxtra OUTTHE GAMES Russia may not know it, but the Olympics have always been more than a little gay E12 dailyxtra.com dailyxtra.com More at More On November 25, 2013 Vote for Chrystia Freeland and Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Team Authorized by the Official Agent for Chrystia Freeland PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013 2 NOV 14–27, 2013 XTRA! 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TORONTO’S GAY & LESBIAN NEWS TORONTO’S ABRAMIAN ASSOCIATES GAY & LESBIAN NEWS BARRISTERS SOLICITORS Roundup #758 NOV 14–27, 2013 Successfully practicing law for over 15 years family law r marriage contracts r co-habitation agreements r separation agreements r divorce r property division r custody r access r spousal/child support r wills/estates t civil litigation ANGIE ARANDA ")(żɠƘŹŰŵƙɠŹűŸƐűűŸŰɠƀɠ2żɠƘŹŰŵƙɠŹűŸƐűűŸŴɠ &2(,ƞ,'#(&1ź)'ɠƀɠűųűɠ,#!".ɠ.,.Żɠ#"')(ɠ#&&Żɠ ŴɠŴų Ŕ ARTS SAYE IT OUT LOUD Poet, spoken- word and rap artist Saye Sky wins inaugural Telus Award E22 Editorial History Boys Montreal snow job In praise of the parklets From bed-hopping to The city famous for its hot By Danny Glenwright E6 mountain-climbing with summer nightlife also provides Feedback E6 Anne Lister a brilliant winter escape E34 By Jeremy Willard E19 Xcetera E7 Classifi eds E36 Xtra Living E37 Out in the City Xtra Hot Upfront By Drasko Bogdanovic E37 Arts roundup Parklets may not return Uncovering Thom Allison E21 to Church Street next year Many residents enjoy the Toronto at Night public space, but some Village Curing the November blues business owners are unhappy By Ryan G Hinds E25 online at with the project E9 Homo heritage minutes dailyxtra.com Local news Etobicoke man The Gay Heritage Project makes arrested in Chris Skinner a complex history personal E26 E Toronto kink murder E10 What’s On E28 community honoured Cover story Club Scene E29 in international From ancient Greece to Deep Dish competitions Sochi A gay history of the By Rolyn Chambers E30 Olympic Games E12 E A new Montreal exhibit celebrates the National news Quebec group launches Sochi poster Daily Xtra Travel rise of designer Rad campaign E14 Hourani Edible Key West Online activism in North Exploring the Conch Republic E Confessed murderer Africa Moroccan gays and one bite at a time E32 of Halifax-area gay men lesbians hope their growing says he was ridding city cyber movement is the fi rst COVER ILLUSTRATION of “demons” step to wider acceptance E16 BY PAUL DOTEY MORE AT DAILYXTRA.COM XTRA! NOV 14–27, 2013 5 email [email protected] comment dailyxtra.com & facebook/dailyxtra.com Comment tweet @dailyxtra In praise of the parklets FEEDBACK Priape closure furniture for Church Street busi- “Meh, whatever,” noted one Face- you,” Wong-Tam told the BIA’s AGM. EDITORIAL When you think that every other gay man nesses to increase sales. book commenter. “Let Montreal Wong-Tam also first pitched the DANNY uses poppers and the number of poppers GLENWRIGHT It’s a shame for establishments be the innovative city. It closes the mural project, which looks to be one bought over the year, the cost is significant, like Smith, Byzantium and Statlers, entire length of Sainte-Catherine in beautification initiative that will ac- but I still find it hard to imagine that pop- The Church Wellesley which managed to incorporate the the village from May to September tually last until WorldPride. pers could bring down such an enterprise Village BIA’s vacillation over the parklets in a way that added new life and it’s a huge hit.” The BIA should reconsider and as Priape [“Priape Closes Its Stores,” Xtra “parklet” project is further proof to the street and, I would imagine, He’s right. Montreal’s open-air look for ways to expand the project #757, Oct 31]. It sounds like the company that the businesses and stakeholders brought in some extra cash. Even Village project, Aires Libre, which and make it work, teaming with had credit problems long before Health in Toronto’s gaybourhood remain though the patios went up late in the sees a summer-long 1.2 kilometre those business owners prepared to Canada banned the sale of poppers.
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